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Payment of Gratuity Act 1972

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Tax Treatment of Income from Salary in Brief

Income Tax : Treatment of income from different sources Each income has different source of earning and so the provisions for its taxability. I...

September 5, 2024 336128 Views 42 comments Print

Salary Income – Answer to Common issues

Income Tax : Learn what constitutes salary, allowances, and perquisites under the Income-tax Act. Includes details on taxability of pensions, b...

August 26, 2024 66953 Views 20 comments Print

Inclusion of Allowances & imposition of upper caps by regulations in Gratuity

Corporate Law : Explore the complexities of including allowances and upper caps in gratuity regulations. Learn from legal precedents and understan...

May 2, 2024 597 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Income Tax : Understand the nuances of Gratuity - eligibility, exemptions, tax implications for employers & employees, and recent regulatory ch...

March 29, 2024 2988 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Insurance rules 2024 notified by Government of Karnataka

Corporate Law : Understand the implications of Karnataka's new Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 on employers. Learn about registration, exemptions, t...

March 21, 2024 5004 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


No plan to increase Gratuity payment from 15 days salary to 30 days

Corporate Law : Whether Government is considering to increase the Gratuity payment from 15 days’ salary for each completed year to 30 days’ sa...

March 30, 2022 3603 Views 0 comment Print

Enhancement of Gratuity Limit with effect from 29/03/2018

Corporate Law : The Government has issued Notification the same day wherein gratuity limit has been increased from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs un...

April 6, 2018 5943 Views 2 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 brought in force on 29th March, 2018

Corporate Law : Decision:The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2018 and by the Rajya Sabha on...

March 30, 2018 4704 Views 5 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament

Corporate Law : The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by parliament today. The bill ensures harmony amongst employees in ...

March 22, 2018 19539 Views 7 comments Print

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend the provision relating to calculation of continuous service for the purpose of gratuity in cas...

December 19, 2017 11268 Views 3 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Gratuity Forfeiture: Conviction Not Needed for Moral Turpitude -SC

Corporate Law : SC rules criminal conviction not needed for gratuity forfeiture if misconduct involves moral turpitude. Upholds forfeiture in frau...

February 23, 2025 567 Views 0 comment Print

If workmen engaged through multiple contractors, contract labour would be employees of principal employer for purpose of gratuity

Corporate Law : Some workmen had continued with IIT-Bombay through multiple contractors, therefore, for the limited purpose of payment of gratuity...

October 21, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

No penalty for higher gratuity exemption claim due to misunderstanding of law

Income Tax : ITAT Nagpur quashed the penalty on Ravindra Kharche, finding no misreporting of income due to bona fide claims regarding gratuity ...

October 6, 2024 525 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Criticizes AO for Hasty 200% Penalty Imposition without application of Mind

Income Tax : Analysis of ITAT Pune's criticism of the Assessing Officer's hasty penalty imposition at a 200% rate without proper application of...

March 19, 2024 699 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Cannot Be Disallowed for Delay in Approval of Gratuity Fund

Income Tax : Twinings Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT: ITAT Kolkata allows gratuity payment as salary expense u/s 37(1) of IT Act, rejecting disallowance u/...

March 13, 2024 1716 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Gratuity Limit Enhancement: Govt. Increases to Rs 25 Lakh

Corporate Law : Government of India enhances maximum limit of gratuity for Central Government employees to Rs 25 Lakh, implementing Seventh CPC re...

May 30, 2024 7509 Views 1 comment Print

Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024

Corporate Law : Explore the Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules 2024 introduced by the Government of Karnataka. Learn about coverage, co...

January 10, 2024 5280 Views 1 comment Print

Gratuity exemption u/s Section 10(10)(iii) raised to ₹ 20 lakhs

Income Tax : Govt increases Gratuity exemption limit u/s Section 10(10)(iii)  to ₹ 20 lakhs from existing Rs. 10 Lakh vide Notification No. ...

March 8, 2019 77715 Views 8 comments Print

President assents Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018

Corporate Law : (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central...

March 29, 2018 44457 Views 29 comments Print

Govt notifies maximum maternity leave of 26 weeks for Gratuity

Corporate Law : Central Government hereby specifies for the purposes of the said clause that the total period of maternity leave in the case of a ...

March 29, 2018 7860 Views 0 comment Print


State is employer under Gratuity Act for teachers/employees of aided educational institutions

March 6, 2020 17199 Views 0 comment Print

Chhattisgarh HC rules the State is liable for gratuity to teachers of aided institutions. Order dated 07.06.2013 challenged by educational institutions.

Why Qualified Actuary needed to compute Gratuity Liability of School / University

February 28, 2020 2715 Views 0 comment Print

Why Actuarial Services of A Qualified Actuary is needed for computation of Gratuity Liability by Private Schools & Private Universities at Financial year end ? This article is in continuation with my earlier article “Payment of Gratuity Act is fully applicable to Teachers in Schools“. This article is attempt to give the briefing about “Need […]

Payment of Gratuity Act is fully applicable to Teachers in Schools

February 19, 2020 64743 Views 9 comments Print

This article is prepared to create awareness amongst CA’s, Accounting/Finance Personnel & Management of Schools about Supreme Court Judgment dated 07.03.2019 about Eligibility of Teachers in Schools for Gratuity Benefits under the ‘Payment of Gratuity Act 1972′. This article will also give information about ‘Methods for Discharging the Gratuity Liability by the Schools’. On March […]

Income Tax Exemption in Respect of retirement benefits

January 23, 2020 47295 Views 10 comments Print

Article discusses Tax Treatment of Various retirement benefits i.e Gratuity, Leave Encasement, Commuted Pension, Uncommuted Pension, Statutory Provident Fund, Recognised Provident Fund and Unrecognised Provident Fund.

Accounting treatment of increase in liability due to enhancement of gratuity ceiling

December 31, 2019 14172 Views 0 comment Print

This FAQ on accounting treatment of increase in liability on account of enhancement of the gratuity ceiling from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs due to Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act 2018 (vide notification no. S.O. 1420 (E) dated March 29, 2018) has been issued by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Gratuity Exemption Limit Rs. 20 lakhs | Big Relief to salaried Tax Payers

December 25, 2019 125739 Views 34 comments Print

Before implementation of seventh Pay Commission, the ceiling under CC S (Pension) Rules, 1972 was Rs. 10 lakh which was raised to Rs. 20 lakhs by seventh Pay Commission.

Benefits of Compulsory Insurance/Approved Gratuity Trust for Gratuity Benefits of Employees for Companies with Employee Strength 10 or More

December 5, 2019 16809 Views 2 comments Print

This article is attempt to give more clarity about the Gratuity Benefits, Factors increasing the quantum of Gratuity Benefits Exponentially and Benefits of Compulsory Insurance/Approved Gratuity Trust for Gratuity Benefits of Employees for Companies with Employee Strength 10 or More

Factors affecting Gratuity Benefits, Accounting & Taxation of Gratuity Benefits

November 3, 2019 14337 Views 0 comment Print

Gratuity Benefits, Factors affecting Gratuity Benefits, Accounting requirement of Gratuity Benefits, Taxation benefits available to companies in pay as go option and Funding Option and Roll of a Gratuity Trust fund consultant in formation of an Approved Gratuity Trust. This article is an attempt to give more clarity about Gratuity Benefits, Factors affecting Gratuity Benefits, […]

Compulsory Gratuity Benefit Insurance & Approved Gratuity Trust Formation Process

November 3, 2019 37929 Views 1 comment Print

An Article on requirement of Compulsory Insurance for Gratuity Benefits and Process of Formation of Approved Gratuity Trust Gratuity being an important retirement benefit to employees in the Indian context, is relevant for all organizations (i.e. MNC’s, Schools and Other business entities) having more than 10 employees . Since an employee sacrifices prime time of […]

Gratuity- Taxation benefits available to company in Pay as go Option & Funding Option

September 15, 2019 11043 Views 2 comments Print

This article is in continuation to my earlier article ‘Requirement of Accounting and Funding Arrangement for Gratuity Benefits‘ in this article we will understand about ‘Taxation benefits available to company in Pay as go Option & Funding Option‘ Gratuity is a statutory right of employee whoever completes 5 years in the same organization and is […]

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